Combined tie plate and rail anchor



W. P. WARE. column) In; PLATE AND RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1921.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CQMBINED TIE PLATE AND RAIL ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

Application filed September 16. 1921. Serial No. 501,023.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \ViLLIAM P. Vane, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alderson in the county of Monroe and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tie Plates and Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to railways, and more particularly to a device for supporting rails on ties, and for maintaining the rails from creeping particularly in the direction of travel.

The present application constitutes a continuation in art of, application Serial No. 469,250, filed I May 13, 1921.

= An object of the resent invention is to provide a combine? tie plate and anticreeper or rail anchor which may be easily positioned inthe laying of" the rails and which may be simultaneously or subsequentl nsedas a rail anchor. Wit&the foregoing and other' objects in View, einvention will be more IfdlllYydG- scribed hereinafter, andwill 'be more particnlarly pointed: out in the claims appended V In the; drawings, wherein like s mbols referto like or corresponding parts throughon; the several views,

ig': 1 is a transverse section taken through a combined tie plate and rail anchor constructed according to the present invention and applied toarail, the nail being in position to-be lowered onto :t'hetie plate; a Fig. 2 is menlarged diagrammatic view of the same s owing one edge of t rail and the adjacent portion of the tie plate, the rail being, partly seated in the tie plate; 7

- Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the parts in position when the rail is -rseate'd' in the tie Fplate; W

ig. 4 is a top plan view of the tie plate with a rail secured: therein; 7

; Fig. is a similar view with the rail-re- 6 is a viewsirnilar ton Fig 1 showing,a slight modifi ation within the scope i. d c ure n zafla a I :Figflef is abottom plan vi w ofithc coin bine ;tie plate and: rail anchorp 'j Referring teflthe drawing, 10 des gnates rail. of standard form rovided with a base flange 1L and the usual supporting web 12. upon which the ball or head of the rail Referring first to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the combined tie plate and rail anchor comprises a body plate 31 which is arched upwardly between its longitudinal lateral edges, as at 32, and said arched portion 32 may extend from edge to edge of the rail, and is adapted to be flattened by the weight of the rail when imposed thereon. The plate 31 has upstanding shoulder or flange portions 33 which normally, as shown in Fig. 2, may extend radially to the are upon which the portion 32 is curved, and which rise sufficiently above the upper surface of the plate 31 to engage against the lateral ed c portions of the base flange 11 of the rai As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, one shoulder 33 only may be inclined, and will be sufficient to effect the gripping of the rail base 11.

its shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the base 11 oi the rail strikes the central portion of the arch 32 and the flanges o'r' shoulders 33 rise splliciently to center or guide the base 11 of the rail into position upon the arch as the rail is lowered into position. When the rail is lowered so as to impose the weight of the rail'on the arch 32, the arch 32h; graduall flattened, as shown in Fig, 3, and'the shou ders 33. are thus swung or turned into vertiral position for binding engagement against the opposite edge portions of the base 11. Thus, the greater the weight imposed upon the nrchcd portion 32, the harder will be the binding and gripping action of the shoulders 33.

When the weight of the rail is imposed upon the arched portion 31 of the tie plate there is a tendency for the ends of the plate to turn upwardly, but this warping of the plate is offset by the binding action of the shoulders 33 a 'ainst theopposite edges of the base 11. T ese shoulders 33 form braces which hold the ends of the tie plate down and to the tie, and the short arched portion 31 thus serves as a connecting link between the ends of the tie plate and permits the spreadinf of the ends snfiicientiy to permit the shouders to swing. inwardly from the position Qshownin Fig. 2 to t e position 'slioavnin Fig; 3. p I i Thev plate 31 is provided "with op oslte edge portions'34 and 35 which extend ownmay be driven downwardly for rigidly securin the plate to a tie and also for looking t e rail base 11 in the plate as shown in Fig. 4. The edge portions 34 and 35 of the late are provided, preferably, with outwardly and downwardly sloping upper surfaces which extend a sufficient distance beyond the shoulders 33 to provide a firm seating of the plate on the tie and to prevent cutting of the latter incident to strains imposed upon the rail.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, where the tie plate is used on a curve, the outer edge portion 35, is elongated or extended a greater distance than is the inner edge portion 34. This additional width, or length, of the edge portion 35 prevents the tipping over of the outer rail and also reinforces and strengthens the plate where most desired.

In Figs. 6 and 7, the tie plate 31 is provided with an arched portion 32 with the outer end of the arched portion elevated as compared with its inner end to form an inclined supporting surface 37 for the plate and upon which the base 11 of the rail is adapted to seat. In this instance, when, as shown in Fig. 6, therail is first placed upon the plate, the outer edge of the base flange 11 of the rail engages the outer end of the inclined surface 37, and as the weight, of the rail is imposed upon the plate, the rail rocks inwardly to the inclined position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and at the same time the weight of the rail imposed on the arched portion 32 flattens the latter into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 and binds the shoulders or flanges 33 against the opposite edges of the rail base 11.

The under side of the late, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, is preferably provided with transverse ribs 39 which are formed across the bottom of the plate and which are interrupted by the deeper portion of the recess or arched portion 32*. The ribs 39 are adapted to seat or bite into the upper surface of the tie so as to securely hold the as saana plate from creeping or slipping particularlyrwhen the spikes are driven into place.

It'will be noted that the plate is preferably provided in its narrow edge portion 34 with but two spike receiving openings .36 which are spaced apart a suitable distance lengthwise of the shoulder 33 and also from the opposite ends of the plate; The openings36 are s0 located as to intersect the shoulders 33 and admit of the projection of the spike heads over the flange of the rail. The. wide lateral portion 35 of the plate, ho vever,.1 s preferably provided with three spike receiving openings 36.; One opening ,is arranged to intersect the adjacent shoulis located intermediate the ends of the .pl 3.l.}8,W1kllB the other two openings are spaced apart from each other and also from the ends and lateral edges of the plate. This arrangement is shown particularly in Figs. 4, 5 and 7.

The slight modification shown in 'Fig. 6 merely tilts the rail 10 at the desired inclination at curves and the like to offset liability of tilting of the rail or of tearing the same from their tie plates and ties.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A combined tie plate and rail anchor comprising a body plate arched upwardly intermediate its lon itudinal edges and adapted to be placed eneath' the base of a rail and provided with upstanding shoulders, said plate being adapted to support a rail seated between said shoulders on the arched portion, whereby said arched. ortion is adapted to be flattened by the weight of the rail and said shoulders being adapted to be advanced toward each other for binding engagement against; the edge portions of the E rail base.

2. .A combined tie plate and rail anchor-compr'isinga body plate arched upwardly intermediate its edges and havin ders, said arched portion a 7 a rail base thereon and said oulders being adapted to enga e the opposite edges of the rail base,-wherey the seating of .therail upon said arched portion is adapted to flatten the latter and draw said shoulders against the opposite edges of the rail base, said body plate projecting laterally beyond one shoulder a greater distance than the projection beyond the opposite shouldenwhereby to support said plate and the rail'against tilting under increased lateral pressure in one direction.

3. A combined tie plate and railanchor comprising a body portion having spaced apart opposed sholders rising from the body plate and having an arched portion joining the bases of the shoulders, said arched portion being adapted to receive a rail base thereon and adapted to be flattened by the apted to receive s clamping. shoul- 7 weight of the rail whereby to tilt said ,shoulders toward one another and against the opposite edges of the rail base. p

4. A combined tieplate and rail anchor comprising a body .plate having opposed of said portion whereby to support said rail at an inward inclination, said upwardly arched portion being adapted to be flattened whereby to tilt said shoulders against opposite edges of the rail base for clamping the rail in the tie plate.

5. A combined tie plate and rail anchor comprising a body plate having an intermedlate upwardly arched portion adapted to support a rail and having a pair of opposed shoulders rising from said arched portion adapted to be tilted against the opposite edges of said rail base when the rail is seated on said arched portion, and beads projecting downwardly from the lower side of said body plate and adapted for biting engagement in a tie to hold the plate from edgewise displacement thereon.

6; A combined tie plate and rail anchor, comprising a body portion having an upwardly arched intermediate part and provided with upstanding shoulders above said arched part, whereby said shoulders of the plate are adapted to bind against the opposite edges of a rail base when the weight of the rail flattens said arched portion to bind the rail in the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM P. lVARE. 

